An estimated 15 Million cars will hit UK roads tomorrow for an Easter trip. Confused.com polled drivers on their plans and it seems most are planning an average 78miles trip at some time over the holidays. An investigation by Auto Express revealed that over a million owners are ignoring official recall notices issued by car manufacturers to fix safety … [Read more...]
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Tradelines 12 April
McLaren Automotive is celebrating the beginning of full production of the new 720S supercar, with the completion of the ‘Job#1’ car. The move to full production marks the beginning of a new chapter in the McLaren Automotive story, as the second generation of the Super Series – codenamed ‘P14’ – replaces the first generation, ‘P11’ model family … [Read more...]
Suzuki Ignis passes Welsh driving school test
The Baglan School of Motoring in Port Talbot, is the first in the UK to offer driving lessons in the new Suzuki IGNIS. Alison and Kevin Crompton, who run the successful tuition business in South Wales, collected two dual-controlled flame orange-coloured compact crossovers from the J&J Motors Suzuki dealership in Bridgend, bringing the total number of … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 April
Riversimple has raised over £1.1 Million through crowd-funding. Now the Rasa-model fuel-cell powered car designed in Wales can move closer to reality and series production before being leased to the first users. IAM RoadSmart and participating local groups across the country are embarking on a major free giveaway to riders to coincide with the start of … [Read more...]
EESW schools winners announced
Secondary schools from all over Wales have been taking part in the finals of the EESW Awards 2017. Split between north and south Wales, the competition was supported by Welsh Government, companies and universities. The so-called Big Bang event fair in north Wales saw main awards go to Ysgol Glan Clwyd, Alun School 1, Ysgol Friars 1 and Ysgol Uwchradd … [Read more...]
Olden is not golden
Too many fleets keep “an old van in the yard” that represents a massive Health and Safety risk, says FleetCheck. The fleet software specialist says that it regularly encounters businesses – especially larger SMEs – that have a dilapidated vehicle they use as a back-up to their main fleet. Peter Golding, managing director at FleetCheck, … [Read more...]
Future vehicles will be life-changing, says industry
Connected and autonomous vehicles will transform the lives of six out of every 10 people in the UK, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Revolutionising Mobility in Society, the first UK-based study of the human impact of CAVs, canvassed the views of more than 3,600 respondents and found that … [Read more...]
Fiat, Kia and Citroen top for careful drivers
Running costs, insurance group, price and condition may all be part of the selection criteria for a young driver’s first car, but data from telematics devices can now reveal which low cost cars are associated with safer driving behaviours. Telematics solutions provider Wunelli, a LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Company, has named the Fiat Panda, Kia Picanto … [Read more...]
Safe driving is a good business decision
With one-third of all road crashes still involving vehicles driven on business road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has produced a short video highlighting the issue. Every day around 150 vehicles driven on business crash, and each year there are 14,000 road deaths and serious injuries in involving people at work. IAM RoadSmart is dedicated to reducing these … [Read more...]
Welsh students prepare for Big Bang Wales events
Hundreds of budding engineers will be hoping their ideas satisfy judges in this year’s BIG Bang Wales events in North Wales today and Swansea next week. The Engineering education Scheme Wales is organising the event at Venue Cymru, Llandudno today and Liberty Stadium on 3 April. Schools from all over North and South Wales are partaking with their … [Read more...]
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